PushPress is built for the modern strength + functional fitness gym. OLM is built for martial arts. Both are good — at different things. Here's the honest breakdown.
I train at a gym that uses this app, and I build the product. If the table below says PushPress beats us on something, it's because they do.
PushPress is one of the most polished gym platforms on the market — a deep CRM, a strong lead-capture funnel (PushPress Capture), an integrated payments product (PushPress Pay), and a community feed (PushPress Engage) for existing members. It's the right pick for CrossFit and functional-fitness gyms with active marketing motions and a sales pipeline. OLM is narrower on purpose: martial-arts-native belt tracking, multi-discipline rank history, seminar ticketing, training journal + AI coach, your own Stripe account, zero subscription. One structural difference worth flagging: OLM is also a consumer-facing app — it surfaces your gym to martial-arts students searching for an academy or drop-in in your area, which means we're invested in growing your member base, not just charging to manage it. PushPress Engage is internal-facing only. If you want a marketing + ops bundle for a strength gym, PushPress. If you run a BJJ / judo / muay thai academy and want a software vendor that's also bringing demand to your door, OLM.
14
OLM wins
3
PushPress wins
2
Ties
Built for
OLM
Martial arts academies (BJJ, Judo, Muay Thai, Karate, MMA)
PushPress
Strength, CrossFit, functional fitness, group training
Starting price
OLM
$0/mo · 2% on memberships ($2 min) · 3% on seminars/merch/drop-ins · free POS · zero processing markup
PushPress
Grow plan ~$159/mo; Max tier sales-quoted
Per-member fees
OLM
None
PushPress
Tier-based caps; overages push you up a plan
Built for
Starting price
Per-member fees
Belt & rank tracking
Multi-discipline ranks
Portable member profiles
Training journal / AI coach
Seminar & one-off ticketing
Churn prediction
Lead capture & nurture
Community feed
Billing rails
White-labeled member app
Demand pipeline / member discovery
Onboarding
Contract
Digital waivers
Kiosk & QR check-in
Programming / WOD library
PushPress wins on lead capture, community feed, and programming — we say so. Pricing and feature sets change — this page reflects a best-effort snapshot from publicly available info. Check their site directly before deciding.
Best fit
Best fit
Three things. Lead capture (PushPress has a stronger inbound funnel + nurture sequence built in), community feed (member-facing social feed inside the app), and programming integrations (WOD library, Wodify-style workout tracking). If any of those is core to your operation, PushPress wins.
Per-discipline rank tracking with portable lineage, training journal with AI coach, the white-labeled member app, and the pricing model (no monthly subscription — 2% on memberships ($2 minimum), 3% on add-ons). PushPress is broader; OLM is martial-arts-deeper.
Yes — both use Stripe under the hood. OLM uses Stripe Connect Standard, which means your gym is the merchant of record (your own Stripe account, your own bank). PushPress's billing flow is also Stripe-based but the connection model differs slightly. Both are fine; OLM's is more transparent about ownership.
Yes. Most gyms migrating from PushPress run both for 30-60 days — keep PushPress on the legacy roster, onboard new members on OLM, then migrate the remaining roster via CSV import once the new system is dialed.
Depends on your size. PushPress's published tiers start around $159/mo. OLM is $0/mo with 2% on each membership invoice ($2 minimum). For a 50-member gym, PushPress is cheaper at the lowest tier; for a 200+ member gym, OLM is typically cheaper because there's no monthly subscription. Run both numbers on your specific roster.
No credit card to sign up. No contract once you go live. If it's not the right fit, you keep your Stripe account, your member list, and your data.